Editorial: CDOT offers array of online, mobile info

Fort Morgan Times staff

Posted:
01/09/2013 11:13:29 AM MST

While we are experiencing a lull in hits from Old Man Winter, this might be a good time to refresh ourselves on some of the information offered by the Colorado Department of Transportation on road and weather conditions.

During each storm event--big or small--CDOT sees an increase in visits to its website, Facebook page and 511 road information phone line.

On its winter driving website at http://coloradodot.info/travel/winter-driving, CDOT has a variety of resources, including roadway devices (cameras and message boards), daily and seasonal closures and winter driving tips.

You can also follow CDOT on Twitter, @coloradodot.

You'll find updated travel alerts on the CDOT website throughout the winter.

The best way to stay on top of our ever-changing winter weather conditions and road impacts is to sign up to receive wireless text and/or e-mail messages.

Go to coloradodot.info or to its traveler information website at cotrip.org and choose the green phone icon in the upper right corner or the blue phone icon at the bottom of the page, respectively.

CDOT also offers a new, free mobile application for travelers called CDOT Mobile. Information regarding the I-70 corridor is now available and the I-25 corridor is coming soon. To download CDOT Mobile, simply text "CDOT" to 25827 or search CDOT Mobile in your App Store.

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All of these make up an impressive array of information available at your fingertips.

But we would offer one caveat -- don't be messing with your mobile device any time you are tooling down the road, especially in bad weather.

Pull off the road to gather your information, or have your navigator in the shotgun seat do your mobile surfing for you and keep you up to date.

The views expressed in The Times editorial are independent from the news coverage, offering our opinion and additional commentary on items of public interest. The editor can be reached at editor@fmtimes.com.